Kathmandu: The Federal Parliament Secretariat has recognized the Nepali Congress as the main opposition party.
In a communiqué sent to the office of NC Parliamentary Party, the Secretariat informed that NC Parliamentary Party leader Sher Bahadur Deuba would get perks and benefits as per the regulations entitled to a leader of the main opposition party in the federal parliament.
Congress has earlier voted to the Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda. The Nepal Peasants and Workers Party (NWPP) has demanded for the status of opposition in the parliament.
